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ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1880.
YOL. XII., NO. 49
THE MELTING SNOWS
LEAVING THE DUKt IN THE MUD.
TU F.lllt* inr »f tk. Third Ttn Cnj. u Ai-
nM Pmi-n.w T«k D,-cr'« wra
V*t, hr BUiu-Vukhru ltd-
• I>( BJim Iitmu, Etc.
Wwiitotw, Umy 10.—The BUiae nun*.
girt here aarart that itej bare the mot
l> ■ l*ee informs'ion that Hrenlr-eight o(
'be New York delegtlea lo Chic-v.i will,
under no dmustUiieae, role lor Grant.
Ol till, nomber they ray twenty-two will
vote lor Blaine and aiz forSBerroan. Hen*
lor Blaine ha* Rone to Jaew York to Ounler
with hie friends there.
■mm nnaraTao,', iranno*.
Autmr, May 8—Senator William H.
Itobirtaon, one of the delifatra appointed at
the Uuoa cnnrrnlioo to (u to Chicago, baa
declared for Blaine, in the following letter
to the Erening Journal:
Ataairr, Mar a, laeo-To the Editor of the Al
ban, ErentneJonraal: Ma, I avail myself of the
eptomaaef WraJaeraaf tor rapt, lolaoulrta. ei
frhmda free* ranoea pan. of the etair or rtz.nl
Ittwr-ananaaea dalraHa totha ChkaRo <ata-
23 T S:
l SSSSbld'ihffliii" to rate'lorhi* todlrMraJ
\prelerener. With lepuullaita that dadatna U
flrothandto. Odea connChm hw aoaowerkr
—Bdktrict delMpil#* art under no irach
oMICattou. A district d«le|Me riwuM represent
U» wlWli of the republicans nf hia district.
The republican* of my district with imt
unanimity. prefer James O. Blsiue ss the republi
can candidate for the pml-Sency. and with tnem
in this respect I am in full accord. On the drat
mil-call at Chicago, and on each au Wiuent one
till a nomination *ball be made. I shall rote for
Jamca U. H'slf.e I * h»ll vo e for him tetssie he is
the choice of the republicans of the district which
I represent. I shall vote for him because to
day he Is. In my judgment, the atromust and
most popular republican living, and th<aft finali
ties It will be well for the convention u* cou»ider
in msklitf its choice, as on the election of its
nominee will depend, to a great extent, the
nation's welfare, f shall vote for him. because, if
on elections, was recent of the Smithsonian
institute, look an active part in the moat
important debates of these eventful ses
sions, and was, on all hands, regarded at
one of tbs most prominent members of
Uist memorable ooogreks. Alter Georgia
had withdrawn from the union and devel
opments rendered it certain that war wa«
inevitable, returning to nis native state, he
raised the celebrated Seventh Georgia regi
ment, was unanimously elected its
colonel and with it entered the con
federate army. While absent in
the army with his command he was elected
to the confederate congress and resigned
bis commission to take bis seat in that
body In )J82, with the understanding on
his part, that be would remain in congrrpv
bat one term. Ia ibis congress, compueed
of the very ablest southern statesmen,
be was made chairman of the judicial
ition
, _ in van
—thus filling the moat important station
In the lower branch of the confederate
congress. It was a time demanding the
won of fall grown statesmen and here Gen
eral Gartrell was folly tried and found to
be worthy and well qualified, for here be
rendered most valuable and timely service
to the confederate cause as is * liown by tbe
journals and remembered by bis fellow
membtr*.
Declining a re-election to congress, be re
entered tbe army, was made brigadier gei
THE CHURCH BELLS
with a pathos truly deep and tender. The
subject of the addresses was “Tbe best’
I means to create an enthusiasm in the j
cbarches on the subject
flRTMlffS VftTiBTKS I to bid him farewell, registered promises
I'iUJU.rj O > 1 AiillJJO. with him that his family should never suf-
with him that his family should never suf
fer for want of attention during his im-
__ ____ _ prisonment, and assured him that every
RINGING IN SEVERAL QUARTERS. Croaking was dwelt upon as afoout the best STILL AKOTREff RS; XGIOUS LUNATIC I effort would be made to procure executive
way to lull all interest in tbe works of the, __clemencey at the proper time. Mr. Cox
hoards. Those who give least croak most. • goes to the Dade county coal mines for
Tbs Proceeding* ef tbs Hcrtksr* Xstksdtat Gea- The ministers must keep lire on their own Es Claim* Extraordinary Powers from on High reason of the fact that Governor Brown al-
WHO TRAIN UNDER ANDREW CLARK
tral Coafirsaes—Ballstiag on the Citation
of Psnr Hew Biihojw-A Catholic
Coaveatioa ia Wubia^ton.
rHC METHODISTS.
Cincinnati, May 10.—Tbe delegates to
tbe general conference again occupied
nearly all of the pulpits in this city and its
an burns yesterday. At 4 o’clock t> m. Bish
op Simpson preached in Music ball to an
audience of 4,000 person*, and hundreds
were unable to gain admittance.
His theme was the growth and
ultimate triumph of Christianity. As be
showed a decline of all the other rystems
hearth-stones, so that they might have to
give to their people. But I cannot bottle
thunder, nor can I touch, without marring
it* beauty, the picture made by Raphael or
Michael Angelo.
On to-morrow moat oi the members of
—A Coapls of Children Burned to Death—
A Brutal Father Xi.ls Hi* Daugh
ter-Hanging in Kentucky
TAKING THE CENSUS*
ways gets the able-bodied long-tefm men,
and it is held that Mr. Cox comes under
this head. Mr. Cox. we learn, will be pro
vided with some employment in the open
air. and will not be worked in the mines,
— „. , KochESTEa, N. Y., M«y 1L—A sad and ** ,U is held that such confinement will be
the convention goto Cincinnati by iuvita- moet impressive lesson of the danger at- I injurious to his health,
tion. At 6 p ui. in the Ninth street Baptist inched to explosives in the hands of cbil-
church, agmnd reception i*»o be given by dren was given added emphasis in a dis
the Cincinnati Baptists The conven* ion treeing casualty here this afternoon. Ran-.
adjourned tine die. Ho! for the qu-en of . aora p. McCrasson. dry goods salesman, re- Tbe Compensation that will be At*
tbe west! Olives. } siding at 50South Francis street, drove from I lowed to Enumerators.
THE evaxgeuc.il CHURCH. his barn. In the rear of his bouse, at 4:30. Department or Interior, Census Office,
Richmond, Va., May 12.—The general | His only little son, Kor^nd little Thomas \Va>hington. D. C , Mav 12, 18S0—No. 1003.
synod of tbe Evangelical church, south, j Gorgan, son of a neighbor on Tremont J H. P. Gatchell, Esq , Supervisor of Census,
— .. a bich has been in session bere several days, street, aged four yea*S, were playing to-1 First District of Georgia—Sir: This office is
and their inadequacy to the wants of uian. adjoomed to-day. A large number of oor-1 gerber in the dooryard,_as they had been now prepared to announce the rates of com-
and pictured the g or krai achievements of. resending delegates from tbe general bod-1 aoores of tlices before. Aobody bestowed a p&nsation which will be paid to enuraera-
Christianity. be so carried the sympathy j iei of the church north wt-re in attendance, j second thought upon toe children or their tors in your district at the approaching
of his bearer*, that “amens” were mingled and a spirit of harmony, such as has not J supposed harmless amusement until I census, viz: In Rabun county, 3J4 cents
with spontaiM'OM* applause. The entire j been wime»*ed sines the war, prevailed. A j about fifteen minutes latter. Mrs. Me-1 per name, and 13 cents per farm. * Iu the
congregation joined in singing, which west movement wa* inaugurated looking toward 1 Cjwsou beard something sound like I counties of Union. Fanuin, (except Mor
led by two eorireu and accnupniied by a tbe return of district synod* south to a more * nail of water /puled at the rear of canton district) Towns, Gilmer, (except
great organ, producing a grand effect. A intimate connection with thechurch north. I the bouse, and noticed asrnell of fire. Rush- Ellijay district) Lumpkin, Pickens, Haral-
recitation and aria by Mrs. Dexer was also The synods represented at the present con-1 i»g out, she found tbe harn.sll ablaze and | son, (except Buchanan) and Habersham.
▼entiun were of Virginia, West Virginia, I heard both - her own and the other child I (except Toccoa) 3 cents per name and 15
8outh Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. I screaming piteously within. ‘ Owing to the I cents per farm.
A lively interest in the home and foreign I large pile of » traw nenr the door inside, In tne remainder of the districts 2X cents
mission work of the church is being awak- j the fire was greatest at V>e entrance. Mrs. I per » ame, and 12M cents per farm—except
ened within the-bupnds of the southern I McCrasson was % power**** to rescue the I in the cities and towns of Atlanta, (Fultou
chcrcb, which h»VBfaufore been less art-J children from ivt(Ut#jnd death, ao ahe county), Cartersville (Bartow county),
ivein that field ot t’abar. A plan forth© stood wringing her hands in agony and Dalton, (Whitfield county). Marietta
*"** * * . .. - *"*"** m *ieln with thflSH I I Pnhli ivumlrl nurl Rnm. f k’lnpil iSkiinirl
Aad Opprevs the People cf North Georgia by
Their Domoniso Yells and Worse than
Turkish Vindictiveness—Tbs Par-
row-Pitssimonx Oosunitsion.
ii'B—.e. i At me snrion of the Methodist general
eral and organized Gartreil’s brigade, which I conference to day memorials were presented
be commanded to tbe clone of the war. I advocating tbe election of a bishop for Li-
Of his life and conduct since the war it | beria to be located in that republic; the
ia hardly needfnl to aay anything. Ai- election of a colored bishop; the eltction
though at all tfmea faking a o«ep I 0 f a German bkbon, whose *q>Irc~.pal works
* *“ poHt.cal affairs. he ( should not, however, be restricted to Ger^, establishment
devoted himself to tl:e practice | man churches. A resolution approving the
of hit profession, and none who have wit-1 „ew hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal
nessed his devotion to duty, hi* untiring in-I church, and thanking tbe committee on
d us try and bis almost inatchirei ability m I revision, wav adopted by nearly a unaui-
thiv useful and honorable sphere can doubt I moua vote, the members rising to their feet
his capacity for public position. His voiun-l instead of voting as usual by uplifting
tary and gratuitous defense of the Colum- hand*.
bus prisoners, charged with the awavsina- Bishops Doggctt and McTyiere, of the M.
tion of Asbburn, endeared him to our whole I jr. church, south, were introduced as fra-
people, and entitles him to the gratitude of | ternal delegates, and received with custom-
lovers of liberty and justice everywhere. I ar y courtesy by the conference.
His zealous detense of hundred* of Geor-1 A resolution approving the conduct of
gians in the federal courts has proven their j Mrs. President Hayes in upholding temper-
best, and often only, mode of escane from I a RC e principles in the presidential house-
improper conviction for alleged infraction* I hold, was adopted by a standing vote.
of
continue In respect the government, and-me
country will enter upon • career of prosperity and
greatneM hitherto unknown. Yours, truly.
W, II ftoBKBTSOX.
Conversing with a prominent republican
from Kings county to-night he furiiished
rue with the following list of twenty two
New York delegates und jobtedly ‘opposed
to (be ex-president, and who, he said, would
not obey tlie unit inntruciions, vik:—John
llirdaalt, Simeon Hawkina. AI her t Daggett,
James W. Hunted, Moses 1>. Hiivels, Blake
G. Wales, Oliver Abell, Jr„ Wells J. Dick
inson, Henry It James, Wtbiter Wsgru-r,
George West, Ferri* Jacotw. Jr., Didid Wil
ber, J»>hn P, Dougin?n, Bidney Sjflvester,
J>ennis McCatby. James J. Beldeiv Wil
liam B. Woodin. Itey V. Pierce. Jom> Nice,
N«»rman M. Allen, Isiren H. Sessions. If
lliie number should happen to lie increased
by thirteen between now and the time of
meeting of the Chicago convention it would
he to tbe interest of the anti-third term re
publican* to stand up for the enforce
ment of the unit rule. Senator Robertson's
letter has added fuel lo the excitement.
HOW THE HEWS IS RECEIVED IX WASB1XOTOX
Special dbpatcb to Springfield Republican.
“The bottom ha* dropped out of the
Grant movement,’’ in a remark which hat
lieen repeatedly made in Washington to
day. Tne success of the thiid-term scheme
has long been seen to hinge upon the con
tingency of solid vole* for Grant from both
Pennsylvania and New York. Hitherto
C*meron and C.mkling have ridiculed all
the stories about the existence of anv seri
ous disaffection in their states, and they
liave ruled them so despotically that
their assurances here been accepted
by many (•eople, despite the growing
evidence that trouble was brewing. Within
the last 24 hours, however, such proofs of
the anti-Grant feeling in both states have
come to light that even the friends of Grant
can no longer explain it away. The know)
edge that Boas McManesof Pluiad«lphia
openly declared, while in Washington yes-
t« nlsy, mat not only he hut a number of
hia lellow delegates to the Uhicigo conven
tion would never vote for Grant, and that
Cameron could not enforce tbe unitvule,
created a profound impression. The morn
ing papers brought the defiance < f Conk-
ling's rule by Htate Senator Ribertson,
of New York, and the afternoon dis
patches told how three of
nls associates hid to-day followed
his lead. Everybody has felt that If anyone
of importance should once lead off in either
Pennsylvania or New York, there would be
a revolt that could hardly fail to prove fatal
to the third-term programme. Tnli is just
what ha* occurreu. No man's defection in
Pennsylvania could be more seriou* than
that of Me Manes and nobody's in New York
than Woodu.'a and Robertson's. Well in-
formad politicians from these a ales, in the
light of these occurrences, »*y that, at the
very least, a third of the d« legation from
each will refuse to vote for Grant, while the
Blaine men even hope for a majority of the
Pennsylvania votes. It is very generally
conceded that this must prove fatal to the
auccaoe of tbe third-term programme. It is
not merely nor chiefly the loos of 40
votes from the Grant column that were ab
solutely needed. It is even more the loss of
prestige ami tbe encouragement that will
be given to the opponents of Grant in tbe
states still to elect delegates, and especially
in Illinois. The results of the county con
ventions in the latter were discouraging
enough before, with Blaine keeping so close
at Grant's heels. With the cold water
thrown on the Grant movement from the
two great middle states, the third term
managers begin to fear that they cannot
hold their own state solidly for tbe ex-
president. The opponents of both Grant
and Blaine feel that they have pretty much
e»ca|ied the danger of Grant, but they find
themselves now confronted with the grow
ing danger of Blaine’s capturing the con
\ ration.
GENERAL U J. GARTRELL-
of the revenue laws.
Could your people have heard him, as
have in the court-house in defense of the
Cincinnati. May 12.- There was a
crowd present at the session of the
fcreat
Meth-
BE* VtSE? Of ids conference thi« morning,
life, liberty and property rights of bis | Amonx the resolutions offered on th
clients, and on tbe stump in defense of dem
ocratic principles, they would not need to
toru?ill.* 1 oJSmoSSSi 1
lo make th« opening effort in .he Tilde,, I Uon Tn . ve^
j Sa
stadias
I «l«»t io n, c °nld not uk the nation to
2JS deniiS!* 0 Loud* and 'long" applaiue
Wl ^.^ , L«r"^ira J. Jenktoa, I ,0 "°'" ed hUaddrera.
that grand ohl Georgian, with whom years
before General Gartreli served in the state
legislature, made him chairman of the
committee on the executive department
Dr. Ineal.of the committee on episcopacy,
id the c immittee already had the subject
underconsidfration and he could promise
that it would be settled without prejudice
the constitutional convention^ne ol it" I f.^^LTurch 6 conBid "* Uous ul tbe
Mr Hammond*, rraolu.ion was then
SilZk'hif. tabled to take up tbe special order for 10
E«r r “ of,hec “ , .°"« r * n ^
"'r .'iTii I oeived his ballot and called out his rote.
At ,he «>nclu»ion the tellers retired with
,lS m r™^i , B a! I instructions not to divulge the result in any
the executive, provided for the enactment I :» .u„„ij l. •.j. ■ .u-
laws regulating freight and pa*erger JLi™,
Utirni 0 ,!mnutv\nd < mu^rlmd b 1ndebMd I Bishop Simpson introduced* resolution,
lation of oounlyand municipal indebted-1 w | 1 j ch was adopted, approving the project
y iI of Imlding a council ui London in August,
RI?,or fLniiri.,n m 1 t»Sl, and requesting the appointment of two
n.Ihtle^r »nlt l- ers ' jns ,n actwith Bishop Simpson in be-
S ot his general conference in making
X“ -h^p!Ud “m .hera His private » r » n ^ n {,Vsho n M*te a^ddf
business has always been successfully |...n- I le »* tbree b,sho P 3 •* »Pl»>nted as dele-
id he ba< - - - -
sreits ol
I The conference metat half-past twoat St
I P»ur» M. E Church. The result of the first
faB^omTXmhng .t the ssn^ I vlec.ion of three bishops,
time the large and seemingly
amrpTainS^sri*h tbe vranta"of sod >he W^iey,,, univemi.y, Middletown cir-
->« ! »* V. Jlorst, president of the Drew
r ^ oT.JrieM?,. I theological seminary, Madison,N. J.
eduomon and matured by the ez|*nenoe I Heary w . Warren, of Philadelphia.
nenl«nne ( a*i?2i of Sriblf' ^nshitnl^h The wc O" d b * l *ot resulted in the election
?hTwSd"'h^'fore'ihi.lS'JSMim Jtv°N« V Y«;rk!“ nCel,0r °' Syr “” e
intelligently and to require other, to faith- unlv * ra “ y - N,w ' ork -
fully discharge their duties under them, he the souther* batost ,-oxvestioz.
is tbe kind of man the people want for gov-1 Lexington, Ky., Msy 10.—The Saturday
ernor. Among all the prominent Georgian* 1 morning session of the Southern Baptist
mentioned in connection with the govern | convention was mainly taken up in coosid-
orsbip who excels him in capacity, integ
rity, or devotion to the public weal?
Justice.
follows:
Cyrus D. Fofs,D.D., L.L.D., president of
eration of report* of the committee on mis
sions. Dr. Ticherson prevented a report on
Chire^e missions, and made an eloquent
address in its behalf. C. Lewis, of Ken
tucky. and Dr. Dodson followed in able
A Commercial Banquet.
New Yore, May 12 —Tbe annual banquet I iddroses.’~ DrittTManiey proented'the ro
of the chamber of commerce wai given at I port on African missions, and addressed the
Delmomco a last night. Covers were laid for invention in their interesL He w as fol-
more than two hundred j.erscms. The toasts lowe< l by Dr. McDonald, of Richmond,
were •The 1 resident of the United State*. I next convention will meet atColum-
”Mate of New York, rreponded to by I bns. Miss. Dr. Landrum, of Georgia, is to
Noah Djvis; ’City of New ^ork, by May- I preach the opening sermon and F. II. Ker*
or Cooper; “hinsncisl Prospenty of Our }o«t, of Baltimore, to be alternate.
Country” by John Sherman; ■'Commerce, ■ The evening session Wss devoted to the
by Rev. R-H.8torra; “Army and Navy, by 1 women’s mission work. A motion to in-
Secr *,V‘I T Thompson; -International I -’ 11 ('or;>orate Iheir report in the proceedings of
!»!'. by Fernando Wood; "Religion. Its theVonvention was adopted.
Relations to Coin mere,-." by U-v. Dr. Collier; The night session was devoted to a mass
Metropolitan 1 ress, by Isaac H. Browley; | meetirg on foreign missions.
tk. h„ s.i.1 LzxiaoTOS, Ky., May 10.—The time of
the southern Baptist convention was taken
up to-day iua ; nly in the consideration of
home and foreign mission boards. Ex-
povernor Brown, of Georgia, made a speech
A Brief Sketch of Ilia Pabllr t'serer.
I'orrtapondcncc Tbonuuvllle Kuierprhs.
Atlanta, Ga., Apiii 19, IflflO.—Ma. Kot
tor: From an editorial ap|waring in your
paper ot the 14th insl, the following is an
extract: “.Many papers iu North Georgia are
talking of General Gartrell for governor.
General Gartrell Is a clever gentleman and
an able criminal lawper. Will some of bis
friends, wbo are urging him as the man for
the nomination, give light on the question
of his qualities as a statesman, or any other
qualifications, that peculiarly fit him for
toe position of governor?”
As you kindly call on “some of the
friends” of General Gartrell “to give light
on the question of his qualities as a states
man, or any other qualifications that pecu
liarly fit him for the position of governor,”
we doubt noi you will take pleasure in
publishing this answer to your own in
quiry.
General Gartrell is a native of Wilkes
county, and was educated at Randolph
Macon college, in Virginia, and Fraukiin
college, at Athens, Georgia. He read law
under General Robert Toombs, was admitted
to tbe bar in 1M2 and settled at Washing
ton, Georgia, where he soon rose to prorni
nence in bis profession. He formed a part
nership there with tbe Hon. Isaiah T. Irwin,
a prominent member of the bar ol
that section, and later was the
partner of the lamented Judge Garnet
Andrews, who, for many” years,
graced the bench by hi* ability end
impartiality. In 1913 General Gartrell was
elected, by the general assembly, solicitor-
general of tbe Northern judicial circuit and
discharged the duties of that position for
nearly four years with acknowledged abili
ty and fidelity until tbe summer of 1M7,
when be was chosen by his fellow citiren*
of Wilkes county to represent them in the
legislature- For the next term be wai re
elected, and during his whole term of ser
vice in that body took an active part in tbe
debates and ta the enactment of all general
laws for tbe benefit of the people, and as the
records of ths bouse and the comment* of
the public press at the time will show, dis
charging bis duties to the entire satisfaction
of Ins constituents, and attracting the at
tention of the people all over tbe state by
bis ability as a legislator.
After thus serving tbe people for four
yean, be continued the practice of bis pro-
femion in tbe Northern circuit with great
success until 1S3I, when he removed to At
lanta, where he has since resided.
In tbe celebrated contest between Hon.
Hiram Warner and Hon. B. H. Hill for oon
cress in 1833 be took an active pari in tin
Interest of Judge Warner, tbe democratic
candidate, by nis effort*, contributing
laneely to Judge WarnaFs election, and in
1S36, being appointed presidential elector
oo the Buchanan Hreckenndge ticket,
canvaaed hia diairict and other portions of
tbe state iu favor of their election, and cast
bis vote, as a member of tbe electoral col
lege. for those able and distinguished demo
crats. 1
His efforts on tbe stump during
campaims art well remembered by
sands of our people a* having been exceed
ingly powerful and effective. Judge Warner
declined a rs-ehetiou to congress in 1*57,
when Geoarti Gartrell was nominate! and
elected by a Urge majority, though tbe dis
trict was one ol thorn nut churl v contested
and in 1*59. be was re-elects J by a large in
creased majority. While ia the federal con-
grars, where ba remained ui.ti the ►ute
acceded, be was a member of the committee
Tbe Chamber of Commerce,” by Seth
Low.
Secretary Shertnan in bis remark* said
Aa your president baa been kind enough to call
i me to respond to the toast, 1 am happy to lay
that 1 fully concur in the opinion expressed in it: . ■* . .
that our country has entered upon a period ol \ in advocacy of an educated ministry and
great prosperity. This rasv be tewed in any way I more zeal in the prosecution of home and
wtHcfi praperity U todlraKri, Hreductionln foreign missionary collections. The con-
all branches of industry is greater than ever be-1 .iit __ j _
fore. Our foreign commerce is increasing with 1 '^ntion mil adjourn to-night, and a large
the balance largely in our favor. Our do-1 number of delegates will go to Cincinnati
mestic commerce h so laiyc that all 1 on an excursion.
modes ol tranjporutkm by land and water are Lexington, May 11.—Rev. Dr. Cham
freely seeks now adrentnres. Great crowd* of I Chinese in California, on Saturday, that
immieranL* come to better their condition, while I l ‘ ,er * * re lw.OOOof that strange people in
conmlmtinf to on* wealth. Our population ap-1 our country, of which number <57,000 are
proaches fifty millions of people. The min- i n California, and 27,000 in San Francisco
county. Only S.OOO or 4,001) of mil .re wo-
ttist tlircc yen* s^> jwlded b«rvly emmgb icvv men. TUey ,re not very welcome guests
nue to meet the current exp« naes, iu March last I on many accounts, and bard things are
yielded without Increase In rate a fiurplus reve- said about them. They herd together like
,*° wl “ dl : ub ! hog-: they are grossly immoral; they can
SSuES^ijKSToSffout^r^~hkUlow live “ n ” lw, “ >« n “ nt >»d«y- This last is
sell at a higher rate than our six I not the least of the objections lo them,
per cent bonds averaged for the I The committee were strongly of the opin
period _ ot reveral years. Our manufactures I \ on that tbe Catholic priests are at the bot-
have. during the last ten years, more than I t „ m 0 r ns? it«iirtn »eainst the Chinem
doubled. No country m the world can vie with 1 ,if ^
“ production of lood, in its cheap trans- 1 because these cheap laborers snpplant the
and in the fact ities for it* shipment I Bridgets accustomed to pay $5 monthly
Kluetton of cotton, wool and cheap ar-I to the church. The convention should
Uclss^of food we need not fear the rivalry of any | , h i n k iu*if happy in having such
laborer as It^v. J. R. Hartwell.
A KARA AVIS.
institution for I mingled her scream* for help with those I (Cobb county), and Rome (Floyd couuty).
the education and religious training I of the burning children. T. E. James, a where the rate will be 2 cents per name,
of colored children and homeless J grocery man, and a neighbor,! For each death reported, 5 cents,
boys was warmly discussed, and the pro*-1 whose age bad whitened his flowing beard I For establishments of productive indus-
pects are that the work will be rapidly I and hair, was the first man who came to I try reported, (manufactures) as follows:
pushed forward. The publication of a Sun-1 the rescue. Hastening at once tc the barn For each establishment reported on the
day-school hymnal and service book wls j he attempted with his brave hands to tear general schedules of manufactures, 15 cents,
approved. off the burning boards nearest to the chii For each establishment returned on the
The following named gentlemen are I dren, wbo were still alive and .screaming, special schedules of manufacturers, 25
among the most promiuent members I He had almost succeeded in making his I cents.
and corresponding delegates pres-1 way to the fated little ones, when members I These are, of course, subject to the pri-
ent from tbe general synod I of the fire department turned on a three I vision of the law that no enumerator shall
north. Rev. Dr. W 1*. Conrad, editor of the 1 iuch stream of water. Jealous and piqued J receive in excess of four dollars, the xnaxi-
Pbiladelphia Lutheran Observer, Rev. A. D. I apparentently that an outsider had pre I mutu per diem authorized in any case east
Strobell, presuten of the general synod, I ceded them,- the two foremost hosenien I of i he 100th meridian, for each day of actual
Rbinebeck, New York, Rev. Dr. William I turned the forcible stream full upon the I service.
Baum, of Philadelphia Rev. J. G. Butler, | old . man’s back. Bracing himself I Inasmuch as the records o'the ninth ccn
of Washington, 1> C.. Rev. W. E. Parsons, I with all the en? r^y at his command, I sus—1870—show that, in the rural districts
late ot the Imperial university of! he was barely able to escape being of Georgia, the average number of names
Yeddo, Japan, but now of Washington, J forced headlong into the flames. The fire-I enumerated per day was 125, and of farmers
C. Of the general council. Rev. Dr. C. | men who bad done the distardly deed stood 7; in addition to deaths reported and estab-
__Krauth, LL. D., vice provost of Penn-j and jeered at him as he^ walked off, I lislimentsof productive industry reported,
sylvania university, etc. From the church 1 drenched and defeated iu his noble ! it is believed that at the rates authorized
south, Rev. Dr. 8. A. Kespess and Rev. Dr. I purpose. * To the. credit of the I above, there should be no difficulty in an
T. W. Dosh. of the Salem, Va, Theologic tl I firemen who did this it may I energetic and capable enumerator realizing
seminary. Rev. Dr. A. R. Rude, of Colura-I be said that they bore the appearance of I the full amount allowed. Very respect-
bia, S. C., and others. The Rev. W. C. I intoxication. Both children were burned I fully, F. A. Walker,
Schaffer, paitor of the first Euglish Luther-1 to cinders, scarcely half of their bodies ie-1 Superintendent of Census,
an church, of Richmond, is doing a good I maining unscorched by the flames. It : ~
work here and is very highly spoken of by 1 supposed that Tommy Gorgan had obtained I Two Children Commit Snlcide To-
tbe city clergy of other denominatior s. I from boys of a neighboring family a small I *eiher.
a catholic convention. I quantity of gunpowder, with which they! From the London Telegraph.
tv.nt.n-n* xv.v v> Tiio eWiti nnntiai l bad been experimenting. The little child, I Our Hungarian contemporaries report a
v«Jn» a \?J!?il linxious to imitate his elders, probably took I (jcculiarly |>ainful case of double suicide
'“, u . n „ K nfjif I wi,h bin 1 matches imo the McCrasson bam I committed uy two shepherd boy., respec
nf mrhmoml" tter llo T’ a f»« b * r b * d Wt »nd ignited it, lively aged ten and twelve, tear KarUburg.
Jilt h t t»i ♦». A I t,rin s the barn and clothing him ul ran eously These luds were in charge of a Hock of sheep
h . Xra ,lnd ««“»* Off all eecape. The grief of turned out to grate upon the KarUBurg-
ST^ rt bo’ 11 children’s parent, is heart-rending in Arad railway, and had been several time.
lhe and it is feared Mrs. McCras- reproved bv tbe watchman stationed near
cr^entSr 0 «TCrled 1< three e arch I dio«se"l Loc » villi! . Ky , May 11—A Clarksville just aa the Arad express came in sight’,
rt fcr.,.rM iS5.tra^22:|*pe«ai to the Courier Journal rays: Con- several sheep had wandered down the
”* t . ^ H ® *h*»cull nf >iio mil nna^mT I siderable excitement was caused yesterday embankment and were in imminent
dred’andlhre* tle^.ra ™tSTUth^we^ev^^
,r l- I hts wife, ana a negro woman named Susan I from which, however, they were rescued
^LrJ^SV^r.intfaKS?rt?nf.?■■■?.? Talley. It appear, that Dan and hi. wife by the timely intervention of the watch-
j Vi'mm I baTe ,uore recently become perfect mono-1 man in question, who, as soon as the train
ftii-Uv y h d r ,T ,^f.!Tinn S ' .7 maniac, upon religious subjicts. He has had pJed. called up the boya and told
mirmw The con¥en,,on m “ t!l a 6 lm ^ averted thVt he w«S the Savior, hia wife the them that be would have them severely
I Virgin Mary and Susan Talley, who punished for negUcting their duly and his
at 3 n m Tim cSiSl on amlU ll ' r “ * i,h * h ' ra - • P™P b et«« In Id. x -ai repeated waminga The terrified lada held
rnnorted ^ihat fhev llad eiaminoil lhp rUI he has on d * vera occasions appeared 1 consultation together as to how they might
m Po^ I^TxhI be I for hi. arrest up.»n charge, of disturbing new hat, adorned with a gay peacock's
ni t w public worship, and went to his liouse tu leather, given to him, which he sold for
h«,Tm ^ST W ifj,- J -I execute the same Lyle resisted furioualy, thirteen kreuxers to a little peasant girl,
•niJdnted’to examine the McCook' hill and Exulted Constable Saunders with an who had been at play with the hoys when
E Vitalii “• Constable Romily fired three shots at the dreadful menace of puoish-
w Lyle, one of which took effect in the right ment was imparted to them. With the
mnchidon^m'the^conveldton ^heclm breast, and the other two in the groin. Lyle price of this hat he purchased some small
Ll. S lht " returned to bia house and bar loaves, and the three children sat down by
Hn^Tindnr^ns. he McC^k bi ricaded the window. and doors, the Maros to hold their “p mona,” or death
present apie/of the same to "resident b ’ ,, /^ nde, ^ th whe,, n Sheri 'J.“^* | y SfL'llYV!'" Jbrid’J?
Stlt^and'lo’theanrakwof “the^houra^'of P“=®- U P™ entering the Bluse the’otli- I their tiny playmate counted^loud, "Onei
speaker of ,he housa of Jcranotieid a smell oi putrid flesh, and on two, three/ and at the word “three” the)!
Lon!.,,- t'Kwnan Pflnwncnnf.iit.0. \i. I making search, found two of Lyle’s chil- sprang, hand in hand, into the river, sink-
tJSS*x° j *Mra?uSa p Cr&w uni J V ? J!?’I dren. 3 and 5 years old, dead, wirh their ling immediately under the broken ice with
SSTnv 2SSI n * ck * broken. The imnrosion is that the which the surface of the rapid stream was
Kenny were appomted a committee to pr^ I urder wa3 in , ligat ^ by the “Virgin partially covered.
pare an address to the Catholic societies of tSTSSSLiL “ w.i
America, showing the workings of the I { a |T . a ] ,d.'bf P !! (. “*• * 0 , ,
union m order &at they become better I a„d thmt the B kilUng to relieve 5 |he I
DRAGGED FROM THEIR HOMES,
tn ,?" n ' n . i »r- s ..„ v *. I women of the care of the children, believing I
™L““,k',£ 'hat for the occasion he was Herod. Lyle’s
JS5K5L w SXa5ft2i S.2°»"I wounds are very painful, but not consider-
And Brought to Atlanta to be Im
mured In Prison.
^,1 .• t-jt.’-'L i wounus are very dbiuuu. uut uui cjuaiuer- i Deputy Marshal James B. Gaston, of
Catholic Indian bureau and communicate I ^ morUiL * I Gainesville, reached this city, Tuesday,
to the convention that which the> hod ad-1 I f roiu R a b un county, having iu charge five
'jU'-F. Hogan, J F. McDonough and J. bu “^ jSSTt“c^ P 7mU« P 'clSS
I J!?”* 011 *' recently rented to J. B. Pace of and Leonard Coffee, who were charged w_ilL
i “ I building adjacent, belonging to J. S. Win- couuty, where they were confined until
of lihlrtf 2I*5l JrSlta'u stead, ot Greensboro, N. cf. occupied by yesterday morning, at which time they
^ Murphy* Co., groceries and liquors store were brought out for a preliminary hearing
"L*. l ‘" K ,. ‘I 1 .* persecutions exercised I hou! ^. y almIe i Croxton. who was sleeping before Dniled States Commissioners A L
aE r 1I toi™ nlhKi.hnT. rthhnn. ti-,1 I in the warehouse building, perished. John I Buck and W. B. Smi'h. John Hollifietd
qP °i bb K„ B if Dorsa, a fireman in attempting Croxton’s was carried before Commissioner Buck, and
timore; VIcyOcneralT. UJimon, ot res ^ ^ ^ hel Mr J.^losl nearly Leonard Coffee. T. J. Canop, Miles Can up
Hon Y A k M B Kh.?lv K, of’lSc^mSld ’vl d h 20 - 000 pounds of leaf tobacco. S and W. E. Philyan were taken before Com-
Hon. A. M. Kielly, of Richmond, U, R Hodnett & Co , and J. missioner Smith. After hearing tbe evi
W Th. r ^f.«.o^S 1 tien^d/oirnii tnf h l0 J - Robertson & Co., smaller lots with dencein each case. Coffee was discharged,
The convention then adjourned till 101 fillurea ; n a war ehouse basement. Pace’s the Canup brothers and Philvan were re-
,i.i„,„». ,«y, m h1sd ., stock was insured for $20,000; Hard iett & quired to give bond and ifollifield was
ih^^mlfi'n«it , nrefndSiSedSd?n.hrJv Co - ,or t 500 - an d Robertson & Co, for committed to jail in default of asufiicient
the Carroll mstituie and proceeded in a body ' ^ j t0aes Q f partv are con- I bond. The revenue agent, at whose m-
^ri^^^Prarid^HavmT^Thev then I Sdewbly greater than the insurance. The stance warrants were sent out against these
i J o ' loticolii hsVt^nd^endri I me ”’ de3trOJ " 1 ,hr “ dl, ‘ U,erl “-
the complimenury literary and ^G^e^kof^vUle.andwasiMur-
yoshirf entertaioioent. Bishop Keane | nr«i“n?inLran^!.
delivered a short address. Miss Lva Mills,
THE BASHI-BAZOUKS
Special Correspondence Constitution.
Flvirsviixx UnionCouamr, May 6.—The
ride from Gainesville to Dahlonega ard
Porter Borings gives a fine view of north
east Georgia, and brings the traveler over
good road*, where pointsof historic interest,
beautiful arenerv. prosperous farms and an
occasional framejionse combine to interest
him. But such a trip doe* not take him
into the heart of this great undeveloped
4»nntry. That will be fully done by the
road from the springs to Blairsville and on
that road onr party started early
yesterdsv morning. We had left
Gainesville at ten o’clock the day
before and mad* thirty-five miles easily
by supper time. Blairsville wasonly twenty-
five miles a wav. We had started at 7
o’clock and felt sure of arriving hereby
five in the afternoon. It soon became evi
dent that we could not do it. The road
got worm and wor*e, and with four horses
we conld make only a little over two mjles
an hot r
We baited at the foot of the Blue Ridge
ard procured an excellent dinner at the
house of Mr. John Garrard, at the foot of
Blood mountain, a very intelligent man
who had lived on that epot thirty-five
years.
After dinner we started on the dreaded
trip across the mountains at what is known
as Wolf Pen gap. When the
country was first fettled the wolves
crossed at this point in great droves,
and pens were set here to catch them. It
is six miles across the gap and two miles
further down the mountain side. Colonel
Farrow. Mr. Newman and I. hired three
good horses from Mr. Garrard to go over
Blood mountain, tbe highest peak in the
state, except Bahl monntain in Rabun.
The ascent was rather difficult ami we were
compelled to lead our horses more than
once and climb uo the narrow rockv path.
As we approached the summit, 4,700 feet
high, I looked anxiously for an eagle, as
they are freqnenty seen here, but the
largest bird I could discover was a buzzard.
On the summit there are few trees, and the
view is almost unobstructed. For miles
around there stretches the noblest prospect
I have ever seen. Lookout is not so high bv
2.700 feet as the point on which
we stood and looked over the tops qf the
countless mountains that lay beneai
Colonel Farrow’s barometer showed that
we were about 4,700 feet above the sea level
or 3,700 feet above the streets of Atlanta.
The view gives an excellent idea of the
nature of the country. It seems to be one
grand mas* of mountains down whose sides
we could see the clear streams glisten in the
sunlight like molten silver. The little
valley* in their rich §reen looked the per
fection of quiet loveliness and with their
full leaved trees presented a warm contrast
to our chilly standpoint where the buds
had not yet burst We liad gone
high enough to catch i p with
winter in its retreat from the
warm nooks below. A little beyond
where wc stood, on either side a thunder
storm was raging on neighboring moun
tains. The play of the long lightning
flashes that cut the bosom of the black
clouds was magnjficent. It approached too
clo.<e to be interesting, especially since all
about us were evidence* that it was not
afraid of Blood monntain. To get back to
tbe gap and calch the hack we had to cross
the top of the Slaughter mountain, which
stands by Blood, and is as high less 120 feet
The storm was coming fast and we moved
as fast a* possible to reach a more eligible
place to take the wind and rain. These
two towering peaks received tiieir naiu s
from a legend which tells how two young
Indian chiefs loved the same maiden and on
her account went to war. They massed
their forces on these mountains and on each
peak fought desperate battles in which hun
dred* of braves were slain. Blood mountain
with its cloud capped summit and vast ex
panse was sold here the other day for fifty
cent*. Nearly every mouutain and stream
has its legend. The stone* refer to the eaily
histoiy *>f the country. Some of them are
remarkably heroic and beautiful.
By the time we reached the hack the rain
began to pour. For miles the road was so
steep,rocky and rongb, that the horse* could
hardly stand, and the entire party was com
S elled ti walk down the mountain side a* w<
escend*-d 2.000 feet in going one mile. We
endured a good drenching in obtaining this
mountain experience. At sundown we
reached the Notley river, having come only
20 mile* iu a whole day’s journey. For
miles we went without seeing a hou.-e and
probably we did not meet half a dozen
men in the road all day. But we had
been entertained by the magnificent scenery.
The route had been one succession of climb
icg and descending mountains. Frequent
ly we drove on the very edge of precipices,
and could look down into frightful chiumis,
Went several miles between Porter Spring*
and Blood mountain, along tbe banka of
theChestatee river, and saw it splash over
Baltimore** First Negro Juror.
stock was estimated ai $1,000; no’ insurance. I Baltimore, May 11.—Among the jurors se-
Jnhn o Pn*»h and other well-known ar-1 Dr. Chesley Martin, a leading physician lectedyesterday for the May term of the city
it- * nd prominent Mason, died suddenly at and state courts were twocoloredmen.be-
^l-n’gt-tod in tbe exercura.^ Tbe Et- > , nUn Ur of paralysis. He was i„g the first time a man of color has been
° large, filling the liall to bnr - ed ^ Mas J, nic hono £ to ^ ay , the put on the juries in the city courts,
repletion. I attendance being very large. I One, James A. Harris, was drawn on the
THE AFRICAN mistiiodiris. | I petit jury of the criminul court, and the
St. Loots, May fe.—After two days’ ills-1 Lorisnux, May 10—A HopkinsTille U’her, William L Vrasels, on the ci^ court
cussion, the African Methodist conference I dispatch says that on Friday, a negro com- I J«ry- Harris is » well known ajforer.1 n
this evening sustained, by a decided major-1 muted a rape near Fairvlew, Todd county. I Vessels a porter in a store. Tb V* ® v'®.
ity, the action of the bishops in deposing I upon Mrs. George Salmon, who had been! hong accepted as a juryman, re r
Dr. R. H. Kain, of South Carolina, from the I married about 18 months. The negro that he felt a pnde in being the first man
position of secretary of the board of missions. I struck her with a stick and left her. think-j of his ra “. J® .“’I® .SS iiULiSPthe 1 .uni
the matter came up on an appeal to ing she was dead. He soon returned, and | court, and that he would preserve the sum-
the conference from the action of tne bish-1 finding her somewhat recovered, out her toons to hand down to his c ..
ops taken last year. Dr. Kain. it appears, throat from which she died. The negro the United Statra cousin this citt colored
was removed on account of neglect or ina-1 was arrested but was taken from the guard, | men have served on the Junes for severe
bility to perform the duties of secretary in I shot several times and left hanging to a years.
consequence ol being deeply engrossed in 1 tree. on tbe Dock,
politic*. | Liverpool, May 10.—Some thousands of
THE PANGS OF POVERTY,
I The disturbances in California
| about over, and onr missionary can
Feather* (trowing ft'ruin a Girl*. Xeck. j qdiktly about his labors among the Chi
•,.... ... , nn ,. „rai 1 uese. The average stay ol a Chinese young
At last tba rare a\ is has been found. The 1 man is four years—about the average col-
most marvellous phenomenon which has 1 [ e g e course. Would to God that every one
ever been Wfnsince the world Misted has g0 ^ g back mi| . ht ^ a ^du,,* in the first
hwn discovered. Wequote from the \ lgie I principles of Christianity! Let us do our
™ utmost to make it so. recognizing that in the
authenticity of the following details con-1 presence of the Chinese io this country we
eerning the living infant wonder at present I Jiavt , thc grandest providential opportunity
domic.tal at Cherbourg, but shortlyto be 1 f or Christian labor ever known in history,
dispatched to Pans to order 10 he pre-1 T h i, is the Christian’s view; may the pou-
semeii tothe trench academy of medi- ti cians peridi. 1
cine. The phenomenon is a taby. aged] The Rev. F. H. Herfoot, of Maryland,
six months, earned Augustine Lavir, | morning offered a report on missions of
the nape of wh-»se neck has the singu-1 ,p e eonvrniion in Europe. He made a
lar gift of producing a:i uninternipted sue- thoroughly good speech in behalf of his re
cession of feathers. Twenty-three Ilav - I p )r n To no address made thus far could so
already sprouted, reached maturity, and j harsh criticism find place for sticking,
fallen oft to be carefully stored up by the | yi.titr and manner were well fitted to
infant s father, a working man. whose for-1 theme and occasion Let none, he nrged,
tune may be considered made if the aniax-1 SU ppose that the spiritual power of the pa-
ing story turns out correct The manuer iu would vteld to our attacks
which tbeee feather, grow is thus described: j ^Vredily as the temporal power bad yield-
A pimple forms on the nape of the neck, | to t he victorious arms of united Italy,
quite doee to the roots of the hair. At the | Bllt (et no one despair of final success,
expiration of a certain time the; piropie S[ru ng as is the Romish church and great
blossoms into a feather, the child, at the I ^ aK ; u pretentions—reaching down its
moment when tt appears, seeming to expo-1 lrro lnt0 hell and building a purgatory,
rienceasligbt uneasiness. The feather which I brej dw putting its own mediators in heaven
is curved and glided, attains, when fully instcad ,,[ looking lo the mediator. Cbiist-
growu. iromun to twelve cenumerers , h< „ yet j, po.„ in th e simple gospel
in length. When it falls a few drops of a | G^rg. a T.ylor preaches in tbe shadow of
whiteishoblorissue from the pimble, which 1 , bev4 , ican , 0 break tbe proud arm and
then heals, leaving no trace of its existeace | cnl , h lhe strong ,« wtr i nto dust. Time
for a while uuut another appears, enclosing I faith are needtul. “They that sow in
the germ of another feather. A curious I |e . n sil aii reap in joy.”
circumstance, says the Vigie, is that the Tbe bom , mu ,, un board was several
feather remains six days on tbe infant s I Umn the subject ot discussion during the
neck when fully grown before failing, and d a V . The purpose seems settled to help it
that iu successor ukes as many days to I accomplish iu full measure of usefulness,
sprout as its predecessor to reach maturity. T he state board have their work.
The father ol tbe phenomenal child intends I a„ d the home mission board
bringing it to Paris within a few days, in ] h a, , m ple fields for independent labor,
order to rak science to investigate the I The direusiion has done good. VentiUtion
cause of this frrak of nature, which, if it I i, generally a good thing and it has been
really exists, u certainly one ol tbe stran-1 showo [b ,, lbe p^at trouble the boeid has
1 had has been the great lack of money. It
is impossible to burn brick without fine. It
Syracuse. May 10 —There was a terrible dock laborer* have struck for an advance in
accident at Rome. N. Y., this morning, oc- wages, and steamer owners are much in-
sioning great loss of life. On the starting I convenienced. Oce firm has already con
Increased Communism in I of the engine of tbe Merchant iron mil), | ceded to the advance demanded.
TBc Enwlista Weavers, Etc. I one of the bailers burst, killing five men .
London Mav 1*’ —'The Paris correspond-1 and ^oanding a number of others. The I Con klmc and Blaine Iiitfee Senate.
asvsthf^mj^f^m 1 n»HI was badly wrecked. The exploded Washington correspondence Chicago Time*
entof the Times sajs the danger of com f mm w. r/inn^.t^n «nd I Thi.nth P rdav. durine one of the Geneva awi
rounum
the manufacturing
n^rmStar hLaSSS strikein boiler was raised from its foundation, and Theother day, during one of theGeneya award
is now greater because of strikes in I. . «. . . through the heavv iron I discussion*, a real school-boy episode in this feud
m manufacturing towns of France, which, I 2 kSLtTHP between Conklingand Blaine took place. Conk-
ii they extend, would prepare the starving chimney ma heavy brick chimney, and I u n g had left the senate chamber fora fewmo-
armv readv tn abet the woratenteri»ri*e* at I about four hundred feet from the me u U while Blaine was talking. Blaine moves
RnnL^fv ToamSt o„ mill. Owing to the early hour (fiveo’ciock), “bout a good Ural when he huk>. and beiote he
rnS^men were Sid dirtnfbTnS I only « part of the employe, were on duty; | !i a « beJ» C-SWJft*
30,000men were on amke and disturbances °niy a jart ox tne emmo.vre were ou umy ---^‘SheTSSdrSSeot uotesuheuUedj
were apprehended. Money is being mvste-1 other*tse toe tom ot UtetWonld _have been c J2J Uog enttre ct a moment after, and paused
riouslv sent from the Belgium frontier to About two hundred and fifty men I right in the centre of the middle aisle about f-nr
keep up the strike. A kind of crusade of j were thrown out of employment («tgtanring ta real
disorder seems to be organised, whichis to | OFF TO THE MINES ^td‘vfS5S^ doSbtffitae Wjura
OFF TO THE MINES. I tor moa i& have shouldered his way rudely to Ms
I seat as it was, he did nearly the same thing.
Scene* Attending tbe Departure or He waited, soowling javagely. to the great
Ed Cox to Nerve Ont IIta Sentence. amusement of the galleries, until Mr. B.aine
'r....ira« rararWK^.v. va moved lorward in the aisle about one foot in ad-
, — Tuesday morning at an early hour Ld* I vance of the desk. Then Conkling rushed m and
spinners and delegates appointed by the| wsr ff Uox, convicted of the murder of I took his seaL As be did ao, Blaine stepped back
brealuout simultaneously at a hundred dif-1
ferent point*, and thus paralyze the action I
of the army.
Manchester May 12.—At an interview I
here to-day bet ace a the master cotton I
gesi one has heard nf recently.
THE EAGLE SCRATCHED.
A Letter Received from -By Son Wll-
takes a iong time to train people needing
missionary labor that anything except
K meat and oread and clothes is to be paid for.
I To them preaching i* nothing more than
tbe
granting the desired advance of five per I of Fulton county and driven in a close car- tug to speak he passed down the middle aisle in
cent on the wages of operative* or refer the I riage to the union passenger depot in this I front of the republican seats, and then, by tack-
whole question to the. arbitrator*. The I city, where he was to be placed on the out- ing to the windward of Kirkwood, *ot back *'
masters refused to entertain either propo- w *rd bound passenger train of the Western SheretoS had
saL but reaffirm theic previous promise I a °d Atlantic railroad, to be conveyed ^ .... The?e P notes afterward fell to the floor
that they would advance the rate of wages to tne Dade county coal mines, the place - - JelL T - no “* “•
as soon as trade improves. This leaves tue I locted for him to commence the term of I
matter at a dead-lock. I servitude. Deputy Sheriff Wuit Anderson
Wilmixotox, May 12.—All the weavers 1 rode with Mr. Cox in the carriage from the
iu the Arlington cotton mills have struck I j“l to the depot where Cox was committed
for an advance of fire per cent on their I to the cireofJ. N. Nelms, principal keeper
wages. Strikes in other mills are ex-1 ol the state penitentiary. When Mr. Cox
peeled. I reached the depot he found scores of vra-m
Blackburn,
35,000 operatives
this morning on account of the strike, i
Many towns in the north and northeast of I i . . ... ,
Lxnishire hare promised support. A ,,'Y' h “ S ^
protracted rtroggie, is apprehended ,«»d
the rocks into a dozen cascades. One of
them fell one hundred feet within a dis
tance of a hundred yards. The water in all
these mountain streams is as clear as glass
and cold enough to drink with delight
With such surroundings we were not lone
ly. Tbe watei-falls and rich valley, the
great mountains and deep gorges gave com
panionship which we enjoyed m spite of
rou h roads and miles of hard walking.
At Valley river we almost suffered a seri
ous accident The driver had urged his lead
horse tothe edge of the ford, when he
thought it best to try the depth, as a very
hard rain had just fallen. A negro boy un
harnessed one of the horses and rode him
across. The water went to hi* shoulders. If
we bad driven in it would have poured into
the hack and the rushing current would
have inevitably earned us down. At any
rate we would, have gotton a good ducking.
We were compelled to crowd into the home
of Farmer Stephens who. 1 think, suspected
us. He was the most non-comuiittal indi
vidual l have ever seen. He asserted noth
ing and when asked if a gentleman of his
name was a relative, replied that be might
be his uncle for all he knew. After tbe
rough and tumble of the day we ate
beany supper of fried fat meat, corn-bread
and coffee without milk or sugar.
We reached Blairsville this morning and
are comfortably quartered in “ Lawyer
Butte’s’* hotel, where we get excellent fare.
Just as we rode into town a
FULL ARMED REVENUE RAID
was going ouL Fifteen men on horseback,
with carbines across their backs and revol
vers in their belts, presented a formidable
array in front of the court-house and dashed
off in search of a distillery behind one of
the neighboring mountains. As soon as we
met them they told of a fight they had yes
terday in Cboestoe district, of this county.
They were riding along when some one fired
into the party and tied before he could be
caught or hit by the six or eight bullets
that whistled after him.
A gentleman living in that district sent
word here last night that nobody fired at
the party. A man shot at a squirrel in the
woods two hundred yards away from the
Mr. Jones, who was with tbe party, told
roe that he didn’t believe the shot was
fired at the revenue men. When the report
was beard tbe main body was a half mile
ahead of the two men who say it was aimed
at them. One of them says he saw the bush
whacker run after he shot.
Several parties who were near the shoot
ing are of the opinion that the gun was not
fired at the party, though one of the men
i reacaea tne depot ne loaua scores oi wa~m
trav Mav l* _Fmm *7 oftrt t/k I fri « nda roady, but unwilling to tell him
S£iT«*kre JHhroiTidta - U h* 0 W
bing on account of tbe strike. I f“ r a ; ““ T. h o taul been sentenced to life
SSrere howM^re^TtSto^ke.' W °°Uj,-
ct.?^ridet£“rik™“f rhe^of %!d ra’SJfaSllrf^nd
the Blackburn cotton operatizes, and the | l^^down tLe^de^f
Kr. Yoax. Mar ia—A special dispatch | talking and the, taink that it is the easiest t"*®” tinie”bjr whichit ariU be_accomoan-l b ‘"J Mp iy“b e" regTett«T Ute*deoMzare'*of
from Pittsburg. Pennsylvania, rays /antes thingin the wmld. Jfd >» other districts in north Lanrasfitre, b u WmS Ed Co7lTt^inMM?ta Shtah
Campbell, an employe of the Fort Wayne | _ Tomtit four addresses *ere delivered by !?? of'e^dfin^t m” hetvasabout to leave the city! Mr-Cox’i
J^“"tothecumi,tr^.^en^7d ^"^ “ok 'eaveof himat the jaUtht
Tbe M Ticker** Excluded
Capital.
Washington Dispatch to Philadelphia Press.
The broker's office which h*j occupied a con
▼enient comer in the corridor on the house side of
the capitol for aeveral month* was suddenly
moved away to-day, between the hours of eleven
and twelve o’clock. It has been a disgrace to the
capitol and a standing temptation to members
congress to try their luck with the bull* a
bears. There I* always soma legislation bef
congress that affects the stock, and the presence
of a broker's office within thirty feet of the en
trance to the house, frequented almost exclu-
railroad, has received a letter from his son I Dm. Hiden. Chaplin and Rev. G. A. Nun-
William, dated Arequippi. Peru, March I nally and J. W. Carter, of - West Virginia.
2S, stating that his brother James, superin-1 It would be unjust not to say what is uni-
tendent and master machinist of the rail- I rereallv here acknowledged to be tbe truth,
road shops at Mollendo. was captured by I that these speeches aroused more enthusi*
the Chilians, and alter being subjected to I asm and were better heard than any that
gross indignities and relieved of all hi* | preceded them. They seemed made for
money, is stated to have been court- ] the occjsion. Mr. Parker is a new mao in
martialed and shot because he refused to I the convention, but has made his mark
reveal the place ol concealment of valuable | already as a preacher and platform
machinery belonging to tbe railroad com-1 speaker. It is hard to believe
pany. It would seem that the German con-1 that a human being could be
sul at Mollendo was appealed to. but he 1 more eloquently than he was to-night.
American.
to
pram with the cnrtWnt requirements end I ram»;yu«e .rave oi D.qt et. iDe jeu the
aSplebuyeradonotseemtoanticipeteanv pre«oM.con*quenUy were not
scarcity. The muter,’ asrociatiotTof Old- ?"1'*? ?*.£**“?**&ft*
him recommends a week’s holiday. hewi of the family for the coal mutes to
WinaiscTo*. I>xt_, May li-Thestnkin K ^ "here he was to commence
weaven at Arlington mills resumed work lh f.^ ni ?“ r v* ,ade -. . . _
to-day. having received the advance de-1 D "?°g t h«fe»“oments that Mr. Cox
j was at the depot before the departure of
■■ — I the train which carried him on nis way to
Still Coming. 1 1116 go** mines, he held himself up man-
* . I fully appearing to have already made up
Liverpool. May 12.—Two thousand and I his mind to abide bis fate. He showed no
— . *— — four hundred emigrants are expected from 1 symptoms of breaking down and treated
the unfortunate I Critics were completely disarmed. Humor Belfast and 1.400 from Sligo, on Friday, to * the whole matter as one of ordinary occur-
I tbe most subtle, tbe rarest, commingled imberk for America. e nce. Many of hia friends who were on hand
vogue. In one cose, aa aoon os tbe committee _ _
Pacific railroads adjourned, after taking impor
tant action upon railroad bills, neariy all the
member* were oeen to file down to the broker’s
office and give their orders before the news
their action reached Wall rtreet.
Some Sore About Tfldew
New York Tribune.
A conversation took place Friday between Mr.
Tilden and a well-known lawyer, whose relations
with the Gramercy park statesman are moot con
fidential. which wo* communicated to another
lawyer not now ia any political organization.
Mr. Tilden is asserted to have said that he wo" 1 *
be a candidate before the democratic convent!
no matter who might be named at Chicago by
republican party; tnat while he had not formerly
intended to be a candidate, except in ca*e of the
nomination of General Grant at Chicago, be had
now resolved to be one in any event, and that
Mr. Payne, of Ohio, would be hi* choice f <r vice-
president. B
An Awfully Twugleti Delegation.
Philadelphia Times.
Tbe Pennsylvania unit rule delegation to Chi
cago is just now in about the condition of a pile
ofiive eels. They are ao awfully toaried that
neither Cameron nor Blaine can tell the held and
tail of tbe same eeL
is to try and induce all the parties against
whom warrants are out to come in and
have a hearing at home; to save themseves
expense and hardship Colonel Farrow
made a few remarks explanatory of this
S urpoae in the court-room this morning.
atnnlay Colonel Fitzsinions will address
the people of the county, urging them to
obey the laws and to induce their friend*
to come np at once, stand their trials, and
put a stop to this miserable raiding busi
ness. Colonel Farrow and Colonel Fits
simons have acted without thought ot self
in these matters. It would be to their pe
cuniary interest to encourage these revenue
raid* and to have every case brought to At
lanta, but they believe the present policy of
revenue officials toward the people of this
section is unjust, and will cause serious
trouble. I have heard many of the citizens
oflTmonand Lumpkin counties sr»eak in
high terms of the official conduct of
these gentlemen.
It may be well to briefly explain the
workings of the revenue system in Georgia.
Colonel Fitzsimmons as marshal of the
state is merely an executive or ministerial
officer. His deputies take warrants and
execute them. The evidence in these cases
is worked up bv the revenue collector, An
drew Clark, and his deputies. The recent
raid* through this country by armed band*
of men have been under the direction of
Clark and of certain special agents front
Washington. Two of these, Messrs. Kel
logg and Wagner, are here now, directing
operations. Colonel Fitzsinions does not
think the way to suppress illicit distilling
is to send armed squads through the coun
try to the terror of the j-cople. He is in favor
of the most thorough execution of the laws
but he believe* that no occasion exists for
violence, or rough treatment. The stories
f armed resistance by the people are all
bosh." If proper means had been used no
trouble need ever have occurred. The peo
ple object to the character of some of the
men who are employed to aid among them.
One of the party which left here this morn
ing was a man named Cobb, who is now
und*r indictment here for murder, and is
accused of having taken bribes as a deputy-
marshal under Smyth. There are objec
tions to inauy other* who are employed ic
the revenue service. Such men, as officers
the law, cannot inspire respect and are
apt to cause trouble. A prominent citizen,
iu comparing the pacific measures of Colo
nel Fitzsimons with the warlike programme
of the revenue agents, said tha( if the
former had been adopted a year ago no
such troubles as those recently reported
would have occurred.
I learn that Colonel Ftixtimons will make
formal demand for the discharge of Cobb.
In justice to the revenue agents here I
will say that they came bere with wrong
ideas of the people and may be acting on
honest convictions of duty. Personally they
are agreeable gentlemen. No matter where
the blame lies.it become* more and more evi
dent that the wrong policy is being pursued,
and while it is not tending to the final sup
pression of violations is in c instant danger
f producing some serious trouble. We
ill remain here until Sunday, when we go
> Morganton, eighteen mile* away, where
examinations of parties accused of burning
the barn ar.d store of Mr. Stewart, a reve
nue deputy, will be had.
The marshal and district attorney are deter
mined to give the people in all this country
—3ple opportunity to have a hearing at home
itbout the inconveniences and burdens
usually attendant on their arrests.
The revenue raid which left here this
morning has just returned. They had
hard ride over the mountains
and saj- they saw places where
several distilleries were once in opera
lion, but have been abandoned. They
made no captures or valuable discoveries.
A party i* now operating in Fannin
county, and another not far from Toccja.
As there are only tri weekly mails letters
will necessarily be far between, but I will
try and give whatever happeus in any part
>f this region. F. II. 1L
Special Correspondence of The Constitution.
Blairsville, Union Cousty, May 10.—
Before having here to-day for Morganton I
will inenporate in thi* letter a few facts
which have come to my knowledge since I
last wrote.
I t-poke of the alleged difticu— ti& in Choo-
stoe district of this county. a"d I find that
district considered a great bugbear in the
eyes of revenue official* and raider. There
but the reckless firing of guns by armed
bands of men in a peaceful community can
not be excused. It may be remembered
that a few years ago a revenue raid in
Lumpkin county, ten mile* from the
Cboestoe district came upon a man named
William Thomas with a still on his head.
His wife walking by his side, carried the
worm. As soon as he saw them he ran.
They fired on him and shot him down with
out knowing whether or not he had ever
been in an illicit distillery. No degree
of guilt in such a case on his part would
have justified the sending of a bullet into
his back. A prominent law.ver here tells
me that a few days ago a raid met an old
man, commonly known as an idiot, walking
the road a few miles from Blairsville
ha jugtn his hand going to a neighbor's
house for molasses, and ho was seized and
brought to town, the trophy of a day’s ride,
the captive of twelve armed revenue men.
The poor idiotic creature was released after
bring detained here some hours. The peo-
E le here disapprove of any violation of the
lw and in none of these counties
engaged in or in any way
countenanced by the good citizens. But I
find everywhere the strongest objections to
the methods used to suppress it, as unne
cessarily harsh and as doing iniustice to
those who arc not guilty. If the hearty co
operation of the people could be secured
llicit distilling could be
BOOTED OUT
this whole section very soon, but a
hearty, active cooperation of the citizens
under the circumstances is au impossi
bility.
Colonel Fitzsimons has only been here a
few days, but the opposite plan he has tried
demonstrated its superiority. His dep-
has c
have been troubles in Cboestoe, without
doubt, but like other cases they have
been exaggerated and there has not been
full statement of their provocation.
In this very district nine years ago. while
Hon. John D Pope was United States at
torney, there was committed one of the
fouled outrages that the history of crime in
Georgia has shown. Henry Martin, an
Illinois adventurer, was acting as a deputy-
marshal under Major Smyth, and had seve
ral of these northeastern counties under
hi* surveilance. Intimately associated
with him was one Green Holcombe, an in
former, the amount o! whose information
would have been wonderful, had it not been
supplied from the exhanstless source of hia
own ingenuity. The^e two men worked ad-
mirably together and are said to have borne
a striking likeness to each other in
their moral qualifications. Cuoeato district
was the s'ene of their most villainous ex
ploit They arrested there twenty-seven
men, several of whom were prominent citi
zens and against some of whom there was
not a show of evidence. These men were
dragged away from home, accmed of gross
violation of revenue laws. Martin and Hol
combe preteuded that they could not get
their prisoners to Atlanta aud therefore
they
PENNED THEM UP IN A STABLE,
where they were kept and fed like hogs,
and the weather being intensely cold, sev
eral of them were frost bitun. But this
was not the worst. They were led to be
lieve that by paying certain sumsof money
they would be released from their loath
some freezing prison house and discharged
from custody. Of course they consented.
One old man, against whom, it i* said, there
)1U man, Igaiuw WUUUI, IS oram, xticic
was not a shadow of evidence, was com
pelled to pay $200 for his liberty. Others
were made to pay as much as could be ex
torted from them. One by one these citi
zens were peddled out of tneir pen and al
lowed to go free. Martin and Holcombe,
who managed this scheme, received $2,000
from the imprisoned men a* the reward of
their villainy. The outrage was so flagrant
that Martin was indicted in the United
States court, and sixteen counts were made
against him.
Holcombe,who was not an employe of tbe
government swore that Martin did not re
ceive one cent of the money, but that be
bad managed the thing himself as beat he
could for “his friend*.” Martin was there
fore not convicted and the state courts
never had a chance at either ot the conapi-
Tk!. natural] v nnt
uties have gone out in couples and have
done effective work without tbe slightest
resistance. He has sent word through the
whole county that a commissioner is here
ready to dispose of all warrants against men
in Union county, and he asks them all to
come in and stand their preliminary trial.
He tells them that the law must and shall
executed and that resistance is worse
than folly; that it is best to come right up
without 'further trouble and when out of
the present difficulty to quit Uii3 miserable
business forever. It is surprising
see hoi? the accused men
_ coming in. Several have already
reported, and a dozen names were brought
in to-day. Col. Fitzsimons and others
believe that all the cases in Union county,
and there arc about forty, can be thus dis
posed of.
Saturday, the commissiouei’s court was
held, and aeveral warrants were dismissed
by District-Attorney Farrow for want of
evidence. At noon there was a meeting of
the citizens of this county to consider the
present state of affairs, and to take such ac
tion as might be deemed proper. In spite
of the fact that crops demand close atten
tion just now. there were seventy-live citi
zens in the meeting. They adopted the
following
resolutions.
Whereon, Wo recognize the fact that wo am
citizens of the United States, owe allegiance to
them, and they protection to us; and
Whereas, There is at this time an armed body
f mounted men raiding over our county; and
Whereas, The newspapers in distant portions of
the union are, opd have been for months, foil of
is an entire absence of any such rebellion or re
sistance: and
Whereas, The masses of the people of this
county have no connection with the violation of
revenue laws, nor with individual rencontres oc
curring between person* charged with violating
theoe laws, and the parties seeking to enforce
them, if any such rencontres there be; and
Whereas, We condemn lawlessness wherever it
may exist, or by whomsoever it may be commit
ted, whetherby the distillers or by those pursuing
them; therefore, wc, a portion of the people of
Union county, in public meeting assembled,
Resolve 1, That we condemn all violations of
the United States laws, and urge such of our citi
zen* as may have been engaged in unlawfnl pur
suits to abandon the same, and to observe the
laws; and we assure the United States authori
ties of our hearty support in the lawful discharge
of duty by the officers entrusted with the execu
tion of the laws.
Resolved 2, That while we so assure the authori
ses, we respectfully and most earnestly appeal to
His Excellency^ President Hayes, to investigate
such a state aa this, we feel assured, as i
ista in this county, arising from the fact thai sum
men as J. J. Chcsecr, who came to this coui.tz
two or three years ago. and remained hero till
last fall, when he fled the couutry to avoid
being punished for forgery in which he wai de
tected, and after fleeing the country for forgery
made affidavits before a commissioner aud caused
warrants to be issued against all citizens who had
incurred his displeasure, including some mem
bers of the church from which he was expelled
for his crimes and his drunkenness; and now,
after warrants are issued on the affidavits of such
a man, our county is raided by a large body of
mounted armed men, led by Taylor Cobb, who,
as a deputy marshal, under late Mar.-lial Smyth,
with his posw murdered a man by the name of
Gentery, three or four years ago, and when in
dicted for it in the superior court of this county,
escaped being hung for the high crime of murder
by moving hu cose into the United States court,
which manner of issuing warrants and which
manner of enforcing the laws, will causz resist
ance if there Is any lawless clement In the coun
try, and which state of things wc appeal to the
while we shall endeavor to
the utmost to sustain the authorities iu the proper
and iavfful enforcemint of the laws,
we earnestly petition the juvtident to
forbid the use of such characters as Chesser for the
swearing out of warrants or, as Taylor Cobb, for
leading armed bodies of men through our
county.
Resolv—
notify the mil — — r-. -»— *. ,
these resolutions and to request that in each of
them public meetings be he:d to consider this
important matter. _
Resolved r», That The Atlanta Constitution
aud the Gainesville Eagle be requested to publish
these resolutions and that the secretary be in
structed to forward a copy of the some to “resi
dent Ilaycs. •
John Christo mi er. Chairman.
John Rich. Secretary.
It will be thus seen that I have not mis
stated the feeling of the people of thisconu-
ty. They are against illicit distilling, and
in tbe rear insists that the bullet whizzed
by bia ear.
a local commissioner.
Colonel Farrow brought a commission for
Henry L. Carroll, a prominent citizen of
this county, a* United States commissioner
with headquarters here. This appointment
b tbe source of great gratification to the
people and will relieve them of a hardship
they have long experienced. Just at tbb
season their crop* are in a critical condi-
ion. They are arrested, slowly taken to
Atlanta and there, away from friends, are
asked for bond or acquittal for want of evi
dence. They loee weeks from their
homes, suffer great expense and frequently
cannot give bail among strangers. Their
friends have to go with them as witnesses
and they suffer the same hardship* One
wbo sees the poverty of this people can im
agine what a wrong this ia The appoint
ment of Commissioner Carroll will enable
persons arrested to bave_ an early hi
ratora Thbou*rage naturally put Choeitoe
out of humor, but this was not alL
A year ago last fail one J. C. Chesser, a
sort of brick-mason, came to that district to
live. He had just served put a term of
three years in the penitentiary for stealing
flour in middle Georgia In Cboestoe he
made believe that he had begun a new life
and joined the Baptist church. He bad not
long been a member when he was arraigned
and charged, as several witnessea said here
Saturday, with “card playing and lie-tell
ing. * He was turned out of the church
and soon afterward* forged an order for
thirty dollars on a prominent citizen, and
passed it on Mr T. J. Butt, of this town.
Chesser then fled the country, but before
doing so vented his malice against thirteen
men in Cboestoe district by swearing out
warrants charging them with illicit distil
ling. He included Rev Mr. Flowers in the
number, because he had been instrumental
in his expulsion from Cboestoe church.
This is the last seen of Chesser here. There
are now indictments for forgery against
him, and the people would like to see him
again. In swearing out these thirteen war
rants he gave nan-es indiscriminately as
witnesses againsi the accused parties. The
warrants thus sworn out by au ex-convict
and a fugitive from justice were recently
carried to Cboestoe district by a dozen
armed men headed by Taylor Cobb, against
whom there is now an indictment for the
murder of a citizen of this county. Several
of the men charged by Chesser have been
in jail here during the past week. If it bad
not been for the presence of a commissioner
here these men would have been
taken away from their homes, away
from their little crops, now in a very
critical condition, carried away to Atlanta,
and thus suffered great hardship absolutely
for nothing. I have seen six of them exam
ined before Commissioner Carroll, and in
not a single case has any witness testified to
ing and may be either acquitted
or turned looee on bond.
They will be saved a great and nnneces
sary expense and will get a fairer showing
than under tbe old plan could have been
given them. This morning a commission
ers’ court was held here. Four men ar
rested yesterday were brought before Com
missioner CarrolL Quite a crowd assembled
to hear the evidence against them. They
were brought in by the guards, and a man
with a carbine stationed himself in the door,
while another stood in the room. Colonel
Farrow, who conducted the cases for the
government, said: “Those gentlemen with
their carbines can take them out and pat.
them away; we don’t need any such things
in a court of justice.” The cases were post
poned until to-morrow because of the ab
sence of some witnesee*.
if the operations are properly managed the
citizens can be brought to a hearty co-
oneiation in the efforts to suppress it
News has been received here that Berronp,
one of the most noted moonshiner* in the
county, is coming in to give himself up.
8uch cases become more frequent every day.
I have just met Mr. Whitfield, lhe revenue
agent stationed in Fannin. He deplores
what he deems a necessity for armed men,
and expresses the hope that all difficulties
will soon pass away. Major Kellogg directs
operations from this point; Captain Wagner
in Towns, and Mr.Whitfield in Fannin. All
of them appear to be clever gentlemen.
ABOUT BLAIRSVILLE.
I have rambled around the town and
country considerably, and find that, like all
places, Blairsville has its points of interest.
It is an old town, having been quite an im
portant trade center before Atlanta was
dreamed of. Its business is not large now,
Morganton being a more important market.
By the way, some of the old inhabitants
who have never seen what we call cities
have an exalted idea of the importance of
these towna One of them, not long since,
was boasting of the extent of his memory.
He said, “Why.I can remember when Mor-
gantou was nothing but a little village.”
One of the terrors of this region is light
ning. Thunderstorms are frequent and vio
lent beyond anything ever seen about At
lanta. I have seen two aspen trees in this
town, which stand fifteen feet apart, and
lightning has struck a gate post lietween
cured. Every
how his name came to be on the warrant as
a witness, and without exception each has
replied that he did not Every witness
has been asked if he knew Chesser,
and each has given him a his
tory like that just detailed.
Every witness has been asked if he would
believe Chesser on bis oath, and not one has
yet been found to say that he would. I
learn that several of the men against whom
this ex-convict has caused warrant* to issue
are among the best citizen* in the county.
Every man arrested and tried on such war
rants bas been dismissed from custody by
the omroiwioner. on motion of District-
Attorney Farrow, for want of evidence.
This, then, ia the Cboestoe aide of the
“outrage” businesa
I was told to-day by a reliable man wbo
had been on several of these raids that
whenever the officers would approach a
man and he ran they wonld commence
a terrible firing of carbinea They say they
do not shoot at parties under such circuiu-
tances, but onlylshoot to frighten them,
them twice. It first struck the i«ost and
killed a young man standing near it.
Seven years after, almost to a day, it struck
the same post and killed another young
man in two feet of the spot where the oth
er had fallen. The place is now deserted
and no one dares to live there.
Six miles from town there is a curious
flat rock on which are indented footsteps
of men, beasts and birds. They are singu
larly perfect, and gatherers of curiosities
have bad many pieces of the rock cat out
tocarrvaway. It is supposed that some
Indian artist cut these footsteps in the soft
soapstone. .
A very large cave has been found In the
mountains a few miles away. Somebody
went into it 100 feet, but feared to go fur
ther. Colonel Farrow is a great explorer
and he thinks of finding out what is in this
big hole. He say* hia “potash” experience
will enable him to explore it most success
fully.
THE FANNIN ARSON.
. Several of tbe parties accused of flic out
rageous arson of Deputy Stewart’s barn and
store in Fannin county have sent word that
they will meet the commissioners at Mor
ganton to-day and ask an iuve&tigatiori.
This case bas been the source of much bit
ter feeling, and it is hoped that the investi
gation will bring out the whole truth. One
thing is certain that this house-burning is
only an outcropping of an old war feud ia
which the Stewarts figured on the one side
and some of tbe accused on the other, and
in which life was taken. " ” "
, H. R.
A Tennessee Bow.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Nashville, May 10.—The Wilson county
democratic convention at I^ebanon to
day to select delegates to tbe state conven
tion was broken up by the riotous proceed -
ings of the low credit party, wbo invaded .
tbe court-house and by the force of num
bers captured the convention. The scene
was one of wild excitement, and the repu -
diation element threatened violence. The
state credit democrats seeing that they
could not take part in the convention
peaceably, withdrew to another room in
the court-house where they transacted
their business.
